CVE-2011-0248

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2011-08-04 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the QuickTime ActiveX control in Apple QuickTime before 7.7 on Windows, when Internet Explorer is used, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted QTL file.

Affected products

Apple Installer of QuickTime for Windows: through 7.6.9; 3.0, 4.1.2, 5.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 6.0 (+47)

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Aug/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Aug/msg00000.html

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